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S3 Ep119: Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs

S3 Ep119: Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs

FromDr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast


S3 Ep119: Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs

FromDr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

ratings:
Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Kathleen Jordon and I sat down to discuss the two most commonly prescribed GLP- 1 Inhibitors:  Semaglutide (Ozempic™) and Terzepatide (Mounjaro™) 




What are GLP1 Inhibitors?
How GLP-1 Inhibitors 
Who is a GOOD CANDIDATE to take a GLP-1 Inhibitor
Who is NOT a GOOD CANDIDATE based on medical conditions
Other HEALTH BENEFITS from taking a GLP1 Inhibitor besides weight loss
The COST of the drugs? 
INSURANCE coverage?
When it is OK to get a GLP 1 inhibitor from a COMPOUNDING pharmacy
What are the problems with some compounding pharmacy
How well these drugs work
Potential side effects
What happens with the medicine is stopped
The best approach to maintaining a healthy weight once the DRUG is STOPPED
What is on the horizon as far as new GLP1 drugs
If it is possible to be obese and healthy
The differences between the different GLP-1 drugs
If any doctor can prescribe these drugs

Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Midi’s Chief Medical Officer, is a board certified  internist who spent decades working within the traditional healthcare system before branching out into digital health, leveraging innovative technology to care for patients in a more human way. In addition to treating women with obesity, Dr. Jordon is an expert  in the management of  menopause in women who are complex due to medical problems,  menopause problems.  
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Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


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Released:
Mar 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, leaky bladders, weight gain, hair loss, inability to orgasm? Nothing is off limits in these fact filled, solution-driven and often surprisingly funny podcasts that address the specific symptoms women face as they navigate perimenopause and post-menopause. Each segment is like having an in-depth consultation with Dr. Lauren Streicher, a nationally recognized menopause expert and the Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. Guests will include other experts on all things menopause.  So strap in- it’s going to be quite the ride! This is THE podcast for accurate information about menopause but is not meant to be personal medical advice.